Kepler-37b - Wikipedia
Kepler-37b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra. [3] As of February 2013, it is the smallest planet discovered around a main-sequence star, with a radius slightly greater than that of the Moon and slightly smaller than that of Mercury. [4]
Kepler-37 b - Science@NASA
Kepler-37 b is a terrestrial exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 0.79 Earths, it takes 13.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1019 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2013.
A Tiny Planet - NASA
2013年2月20日 · NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star like our sun, approximately 210 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. The artist’s concept depicts the new planet dubbed Kepler-37b.
The Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found - WorldAtlas
2022年11月30日 · The smallest exoplanet ever found is Kepler-37b, located 209-light years away. Kepler-37b is only 35% the size of Earth.
NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Tiny Planet System
2013年2月20日 · Kepler-37b orbits every 13 days at less than one-third Mercury's distance from the sun. The estimated surface temperature of this smoldering planet, at more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Kelvin), would be hot enough to melt the zinc in a penny.
Smallest exoplanet: Kepler-37b is barely bigger than Earth’s Moon.
2013年2月20日 · A team of astronomers has reported finding the smallest exoplanet around a Sun-like star yet, and it’s the most diminutive by a long shot: The exoplanet Kepler-37b is a mere 3865 kilometers (2400...
Record-Breaking Exoplanet Is Just Barely Bigger Than the Moon
2013年2月20日 · Named Kepler-37b, the record-breaking planet is nearly half the size of the previous titleholder for smallest known exoplanet and is only about 10 percent larger than Earth's moon. The object...
AskScience AMA Series: I am K04PB2B and I study exoplanets ... - Reddit
2015年5月21日 · Essentially the first planet found around a star will be given the letter 'b' and the next detected planet a 'c', etc. So kepler-37 is the star and kepler-37b is the first planet detected in orbit around this star.
A sub-Mercury-sized exoplanet - Nature
2013年2月20日 · Kepler-37b is orbiting the Sun-like star Kepler-37 in a system with at least two other planets. It is similar to our Moon in size and is likely to resemble Mercury: rocky, no atmosphere and...
Kepler-37 | NASA Exoplanet Archive
Kepler Name Kepler-37 b Kepler-37 b Kepler-37 b Kepler-37 b Kepler-37 b Exoplanet Archive Disposition CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED CONFIRMED Vetting Status Done Done Done Done Done Date of Last Parameter Update 2018-08-16 2014-12-18 2014-12-04 2014-01-07 2013-02-12